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Table 2 Descriptive statistics at follow-up

From: Working conditions mediate the association between social class and physical function in older age in Sweden: a prospective cohort study

 

Occupational social class

Unskilled

blue-collar

Skilled

blue-collar

Lower

white-collar

Upper

white-collar

Total

n (%)

Age (years)

 Mean (SD)

81 (3.20)

81 (3.72)

80 (3.31)

80 (3.05)

81 (3.31)

Sex, n (%)

 Women

190 (66.7)

35 (22.2)

96 (48.7)

74 (36.1)

395 (46.7)

 Men

95 (33.3)

123 (77.8)

101 (51.3)

131 (63.9)

450 (53.3)

Mobility limitations, n (%)

 None

135

(49.5)

80

(52.3)

105

(55.8)

134

(67.0)

454

(55.8)

 Mild

61

(22.3)

33

(21.6)

38

(20.2)

42

(21.0)

174

(21.4)

 Severe

77

(28.2)

40

(26.1)

45

(24.0)

24

(12.0)

186

(22.8)

Physical Impairment, n (%)

 Absent

110

(50.7)

68

(55.7)

86

(54.4)

129

(72.1)

393

(58.1)

 Present

107

(49.3)

54

(44.3)

72

(45.6)

50

(27.9)

283

(41.9)

  1. SD Standard Deviation, n Analytic size